Girls' name · since 1989
Jakera
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Jakera, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
286 girls have been named Jakera since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jakera has 286 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- #16,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakera ranks #16,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakera's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Jakera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jakera's full recorded timeline at 2002, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jakera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (1999)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jakera by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jakera's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jakera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (48% of all-time use).
Jakera by state
Where Jakera concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 286 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jakera's data
- Jakera's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jakeras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jakera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.